THE FOCUS TO START THE WEEK WILL BE ON USDJPY AND JJPYCROSSES AHEAD OF THE BOJ MARCH 19 DECISION.
The only levels that really matter are 148 and 150 as key levels lie outside of it although 148.03 (and the trendline) are key supports on this chart (suggests 149 as the midpoint)
GBPUSD signal for the coming week:
price will consolidate between 12810 and 12690. Any rise or decline in the consolidation area will return to it.
Mostly into the sell mood until it reaches 12690.
MON: Chinese Retail Sales (Feb), EZ Final CPI (Feb)
TUE: BoJ Announcement, RBA Announcement; German ZEW Survey (Mar), Canadian CPI (Feb)
WED: FOMC Announcement, PBoC LPR, BCB Announcement, CNB Announcement, BoI Announcement, Japan Market Holiday (Vernal Equinox Day); UK CPI (Feb), New Zealand GDP (Q4)
THU: BoE Announcement, SNB Announcement, Norges Announcement, CBRT Announcement, European Council Meeting; EZ/UK/US Flash PMIs (Mar), US Philly Fed (Mar), New Zealand Trade Balance (Feb), Japanese CPI (Feb).
FRI: Japan’s Rengo (labour union) 2nd Pay Tally, CBR Announcement, European Council Meeting; Australian Jobs Report (Feb), UK Retail Sales (Feb), German Ifo Survey (Mar)
next week
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BoJ on Tuesday. Gaming BoJ is filled with risk to one’s posi-pips
FOMC on Wednesday. Current player speculation is about re-guiding from 3 cuts to 2 cutsBoE on Thursday. No presser. Odds of lowering hawk-talk yikyak.
SnB unlikely to front-run ECB.
RBA – wiggle this way wiggle that way
I hope it is ok, I have a bit of inspiration. I live on top of a hill next to a church and convent, the head nun is praying under the 30 foot cross this morning. She does that in the rain also. Changes your attitude. Currencies challenge you soul. Something like that is valuable.
JP -EU needs s safe haven kitty. Next week UsdChf should target 8800 and 8860 to open Monday. Just my parameters. Usually does not miss. Ordinarilly currencies reverse the flow of Monday and Tuesday on Wednesday and continue Thursday only to make everyone nuts on Friday when portfolio managers are seeking balance. A bad word lol. This week it stuck, hence why we are all shaking our heads.
Frank what is your take on SNB (in)action next 03/21 ?
tia
A 0.1 or whatever move in interest rates from the SNB is immaterial in my opinion. Miniscule move don’t matter. SNB has other tools that are more effective for a small export driven economy ie the FX rate.
Hah…. Thanks, I think. Funny day. Just when I thought ok we’re set for some across the board directional follow thru -> Nothing.
Lets review
– Quad witching today.
– US yields higher.
– BoJ guy hints at policy rate change (higher) at next weeks meeting.
– Dovish comments on economy and rates (lower) from ECB guys.
Yet-> JPY weaker, EUR stronger against some flat against others, Copper Silver higher. Not a whole lot of logic found here.
FX market (read EUR) remains as non-comital as it’s been over the last year. I think it’ll stay that way with a bias against the weak links (chf) over the next few weeks.
Stocks I think are running on air which could see a downdraft the next six weeks or so. That said is it really worth trying to time the stock market as in the long run it only goes up.
Bonds not going up any time in the forseeable future. There’s A LOT of people that enjoy earning an effortless 5%……
scardycrow crows:
should be . then again may not be
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March 15 (Reuters) -The European Central Bank should be able to cut interest rates in June, policymaker Gabriel Makhlouf said on Friday.
CBs, rates and make or lose trading opps 3rd week of March
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Frank what is your take on SNB (in)action next 03/21 ?
tia
For a few reasons I do not think SNB will cut despite – relatively to other jurisdictions – nice inflation/ary numbers.
As I am biased (i.e. opinionated) I am expecting to continue to be swissy negative in my trading it.